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12 funders with a record of paying for “flute”
Where the money went
Miller-Mellor AssociationPrairie Village, KS
4 matching grants · $10,434 · through 2024Largest: $3,000 to KANSAS CITY FLUTE ASSOCIATION — educational, cultural & other organizations (see attached statement)
Largest: $8,484 to PHILLIPS SCHOOL DISTRICT — speedball gel printing plate, trumpets and flutes
Largest: $5,000 to WVU FOUNDATION — support wvu flutestudio purchaseof two flutes
Largest: $3,200 to JOEL DYER — flute grant - college
Largest: $15,500 to UTEP Flute Studio — travel costs and fees
Largest: $20,000 to ARTIS NAPLES — first chair flute
Community Foundation for Greater BuffaloBuffalo, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $981,559 · through 2022Largest: $981,559 to BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA SOCIETY — unrestricted use; annual support; bpo music for youth education hub; education dept use; magic flute with hillman opera; general expenses; operational support; towards outreach pro…
Largest: $2,000 to Flutes for Vets — services for veterans
Carol Franc Buck FoundationIncline Village, NV
1 matching grant · $250,000 · through 2022Largest: $250,000 to SAN FRANCISCO OPERA — the magic flute
Largest: $325,000 to Houston Grand Opera — productions-the snowy day and the magic flute
Texas Historical FoundationDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $8,000 · through 2024Largest: $8,000 to GAULT SCHOOL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH — this research project will conduct an in-depth statewide survey of the folsom projectile point collecting detailed information using the methodology developed and employed for the …
Largest: $21,280 to FRIENDS UNIVERSITY — contrabass flute
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →